The protection and security of personal data is a high priority for us. For this reason, we strictly adhere to the rules of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In our updated privacy policy, we inform you about the processing of your personal data and we provide you with all the relevant information regarding the colletion of your personal information.
In this Cookies Policy you will find information about the types of cookies we use in our website, how these cookies are used, and how you can give your consent, limit or forbid the placement of those cookies. By allowing the placement of cookies on your devise by our website you improve your experience with our website, you allow us to provide you with better services and to customize the website on your preferences.
At any time you have the right to opt out of the cookies, nevertheless, if you choose to block these cookies our website may not fully work as it should and this may interapt the use of our servises and website.
We also use tracking pixels in our marketing emails. These pixels inform us if, and when, you opened an email from us. We use this information to better understand how customers engage with our content and to analyse the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. You can disable tracking pixels by changing your email settings to block the loading or display of external images.
This cookie policy may change form time to time, however we will allert you about any changes by updating the “Last Updated” date of this Cookie Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Cookie Policy to stay informed of updates.
2. What is a cookie?
A “cookie” is a string of information which assigns you a unique identifier that we store on your computer. Cookies placed by the website help us to remember you and show you more things we think you like. Your browser then provides that unique identifier to use each time you submit a query to the Site.
We use cookies on the Site to, among other things, keep track of services you have used, record registration information, record your user preferences, keep you logged into the Site, facilitate purchase procedures, and track the pages you visit.
3. Types of cookies:
These are set by the website you have accessed. They are often used to remember your preferences on the website, such as your preferred currency.
4. We may use the following generic cookies on our website:
We use Cookie authentication to verify your requests and maintain session information. When you send a login request to the server, the server response includes the Set-Cookie header that contains the cookie name, value, expiry time and some other information. The cookie is typically stored on both the client and the server.
5. Use of link buttons of so-called social networks on the homepage
Our homepage contains link buttons to the websites of Facebook, X, Google+, Instagram and YouTube, (hereinafter “social networks” or “providers”).
The link button to the social network Facebook, which is operated by Meta Platforms Inc., 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA, is identified by the white letter “f” on a blue background.
If you do not want the respective provider to be able to assign your visit to our website to your corresponding user account, please log out of this account beforehand.
6. Use of plug-ins of so-called social networks in the blog
Our website uses plug-ins and buttons from social networks such as Facebook, X, Google+, Instagram and YouTube.
You can recognize the plug-in of the social network Facebook Inc, by the logo, as discriped above and the words “Recommend”. Details about the Facebook plug-in can be found here:http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/
The plug-in of the microblogging service X (formerly Twitter), offered and operated by X Corp., can be recognized by the X logo, as mentioned above.
The Google +1 plug-in of the social network Google+, which is offered and operated by Google Inc., is identified by the white letter “g” on a red background.
The Instagram plug-in of the social network Instagram, which is offered by Meta Platforms Inc., is identified by skewed square and circle.
The YouTube plug-in of the social Youtube, which is offered by YouTube, LLC, is identified by a small white triangle on a solid red background.
The plug-in of the LinkedIn social professional network, both offered and operated by LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, can be recognized by the inShare logo.
When you visit our blog, the embedded plug-ins are disabled by default. The plug-ins are regularly located at the end of an article and are highlighted in gray. Only when you click on one of the plug-ins there does it establish a direct connection between your browser and the server of the desired social network.
The third party provider of the same receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address.
If you are logged into your personal account of the selected social network in parallel, the provider of this network can assign your visit to our blog to your user account with the help of the plug-in. If you are logged in to your account and click the plug-in a second time actively, the entry that you like content of our blog will appear on your personal pinboard or similar in your account.
If you do not want the respective provider to be able to assign your visit to our blog to your corresponding user account, please log out of this account beforehand.
7. General information on the collection and use of data by third parties
We would like to point out that, as the provider of the website and the blog, we are not aware of the content of the transmitted data or its use by the respective third provider of a social network. Please also note that an entry on the pinboard or similar should not be used of your account with one of the providers may be visible to third parties.
For information about the content of the transmitted data and how to share entries with specific recipients only, see the respective data usage guidelines of:
In our website we use Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. “(“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. For the transfer of your personal data outside EU please visit our updated Privacy Policy for more details.
However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, Google will reduce your IP address within Member States of the European Union or in other countries party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area beforehand. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website and Internet use.
The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link:http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
You can also prevent the collection by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie is set to prevent future collection of your data when you visit this website: Disable Google Analytics.
Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found in theGoogle Analytics Terms and Conditions or in theGoogle Analytics Overview. We would like to point out that the code “gat._anonymizeIp();” has been added to Google Analytics on this website to ensure anonymous collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking). We use the service reCAPTCHA of the company Google Inc. to protect your inquiries via internet Form.
The query serves to differentiate whether the input is made by a person or abusively by automated, machine processing. The query includes sending the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. For this purpose, your input will be transmitted to Google and used there. However, Google will previously reduce your IP address within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of this service. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of reCaptcha is not merged with other Google data. The deviating data protection regulations of the company Google apply to this data.
If you’d like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser.
Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer, you may not be able to store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.
Google Ads uses cookies to improve advertising by targeting advertising based on what is relevant for the user. They also allow reporting on advertising performance and to avoid showing ads that a user has already seen. This product collects and uses data using cookies. The data collected may be used to personalise advertising. You can find out more about Google’s use of information here:https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
